CONSERVATION
CORPS




CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS CCC

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS

CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS RELATED TOPICS

THE CORPS NETWORK

HOW TO JOIN THE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS

CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS LINKS



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CIVILIAN
CONSERVATION
CORPS
CCC




The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work relief program
that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed,
unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal
of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, it provided unskilled manual labor
jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources
in rural lands owned by federal, state and local governments. The CCC
was designed to provide employment for young men in relief families who
had difficulty finding jobs during the Great Depression while at the
same time implementing a general natural resource conservation program
in every state and territory.

The American public made the CCC the most popular of all the New Deal
programs. Principal benefits of an individual’s enrollment in the CCC
included,



improved physical condition,

heightened morale,

increased employability.



During the time of the CCC, volunteers planted nearly 3 billion trees to
help reforest America, constructed more than 800 parks nationwide and
upgraded most state parks, updated forest fire fighting methods, and built
a network of service buildings and public roadways in remote areas.

Despite its popular support, the CCC was never a permanent agency. It
depended on emergency and temporary Congressional legislation for its
existence. By 1942, with the war industries booming and the draft in
operation, need declined and Congress voted to close the program.




Work classifications



The CCC performed 300 possible types of work projects within ten approved
general classifications:


1. Structural Improvements: bridges, fire lookout towers, service buildings;

2. Transportation: truck trails, minor roads, foot trails and airport
landing fields;

3. Erosion Control: check dams, terracing and vegetable covering;

4. Flood Control: irrigation, drainage, dams, ditching, channel work,
riprapping;

5. Forest Culture: planting trees and shrubs, timber stand improvement,
seed collection, nursery work;

6. Forest Protection: fire prevention, fire pre-suppression, fire fighting,
insect and disease control;

7. Landscape and Recreation: public camp and picnic ground development, lake
and pond site clearing and development;

8. Range: stock driveways, elimination of predatory animals;

9. Wildlife: stream improvement, fish stocking, food and cover planting;

10. Miscellaneous: emergency work, surveys, mosquito control.



Civilian Conservation Corps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps



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YOUTH
CONSERVATION
CORPS




The Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) is a summer work youth program
in federally managed lands. The National Park Service, US Forest
Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management
employ teens each summer to participate in the YCC experience. The
YCC has introduced young Americans to conservation opportunities in
public lands since the program was created in 1970. In the late
seventies and early eighties the program included a grant-in-aid
component that funded state and local YCC projects nationwide. This
element fell to 1982 budget cuts, but several states continued the
effort with their own funds. Some employees currently working in
land management agencies were introduced to their profession through
the YCC.


Youth Conservation Corps members work, play, learn, and grow in public
lands restoring, rehabilitating, and repairing the natural, cultural,
and historical resources protected as federally preserved places.



Some examples of work completed each
season by Youth Conservation Corps are:


Historic Structure Preservation

Exotic Plant Removal

Fence Construction

Boundary Marking Signage

Boardwalk Repair

Wildlife Research Assistance

Anthropologic Research Assistance

Bridge Construction

Trail Construction

Campsite/Campground Restoration

Environmental Education Planning/Teaching

Habitat Preservation

IT Work

Visitor Use Assistance

Energy Retrofitting




Participants are paid the established federal minimum wage. Participants
in states with a minimum wage higher than the federal will be paid at the
higher rate.

Youth Conservation Corps programs are conducted for 8–10 weeks during the
summer. Participants must be between 15–18 years old at the start of the
program. Most YCC programs are non-residential; however the National Park
Service does have two residential programs at Yosemite National Park (CA)
and Yellowstone National Park (WY, MT, ID).


The Youth Conservation Corp focuses on conservation and community.

These are some of the aspects they focus on:


How the work projects benefits the site or the overall environment.

Appreciating and understanding the nation’s environmental and historic heritage.

Gaining an understanding and appreciation of Ecosystems and Community.



Recruitment for the YCC within the National Park Service is done at individual
sites participating in the program. The National Park Service webpage: provides
information about how to enroll in the Youth Conservation Corps. Applications
may be found on the NPS webpage and must be sent to parks of interest by April
15. Enrollees are selected without regard to civil service or classification
laws, rules or regulation. The selection process is conducted in a public forum
by the random method.

YCC is a partnership between the US Department of Interior and US Department of
Agriculture established by Public Law 93-408. Since its inception, the YCC has
worked with many conservation agencies throughout the country to provide
educational and team building skills to young people through participation in
work projects.



Youth Conservation Corps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Conservation_Corps



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CIVILIAN
CONSERVATION
CORPS
RELATED
TOPICS







Fire lookout towers, service buildings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_lookout_tower

Hiking trail foot trails and airport landing fields
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiking_trail

Erosion control
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion_control

Flood Control
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_Control

Rip rap
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_rap

Forestry Forest Culture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forestry

Forest protection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_protection

Wildfire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire

Pest control insect and disease control
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pest_control

Landscape architecture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_architecture

Rangeland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangeland

Wildlife
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife

Fish stocking
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_stocking

Emergency service
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_service

National Youth Administration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Youth_Administration

Works Progress Administration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration



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THE
CORPS
NETWORK




Corps are comprehensive youth development programs that provide their
participants with job training, academic programming, leadership skills,
and additional support through a strategy of service that improves
communities and the environment.

Since our creation in 1985, The Corps Network’s mission, as the national
membership association of service and conservation Corps, has been to
promote the growth, quality, and sustainability of Corps.

Corps provide a wealth of conservation, infrastructure improvement, and
human service projects identified by communities as important. More
specifically, some Corps improve and preserve our public lands and national
parks. Others provide critical energy conservation services, including
weatherization. Some Corps restore natural habitats and create urban parks
and gardens. Still others provide disaster preparation and recovery to
under-resourced communities. Corps also raise the quality of life in
low-income communities by renovating deteriorating housing and providing
support to in-school and after school education programs.



The Corps Network
http://www.corpsnetwork.org/



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HOW
TO
JOIN
THE
YOUTH
CONSERVATION
CORPS




The Youth Conservation Corps is the youth division of the National
Parks Service and leads the nation in programs that introduce young
people to conservation in our National Parks. Established in 1970,
the Youth Conservation Corps provides educational and team-building
skills and trains future workers for agencies specializing in land
management.



Instructions


1. Determine if you are a person between the ages of 15 and 18 who
enjoys working outside and is looking for short-term summer employment.

2. Understand that the Youth Conservation Corps, or YCC, is for hard
working young people. If you are not prepared to spend the summer
getting dirty and tired while learning valuable skills in beautiful
places, YCC work may not be for you.

3. Decide in which National Parks you would be interested in working.

4. Call the Youth Programs Division in Washington D.C. at (202)513-7158
to find out more about the YCC and what is available.

5. Visit the YCC website for your state or region or call the office
nearest you at the phone number listed on the National Parks Website.

6. Fill out an application for a YCC job in you area or for a residential
program. Currently there are two residential programs in the National
Parks Service. One is at Yellowstone National Park and the other is at
Yosemite National Park.



How to Join the Youth Conservation Corps
http://www.ehow.com/how_2120256_join-youth-conservation-corps.html#ixzz2NTlxn9ua



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CIVILIAN
CONSERVATION
CORPS
LINKS







The Civilian Conservation Corps
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/ccc/

Civilian Conservation Corps
http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Civilian_Conservation_Corps

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1586.html

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Legacy
http://www.ccclegacy.org/

Conservation Corps
http://conservationcorps.org/

Conservation Corps Jobs
http://www.coolworks.com/conservation-corps-jobs/

The Corps Network (formerly known as NASCC)
http://www.nascc.org/

Records of the Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC]
http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/035.html

The Service Corps
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2013/01/21st-century-conservation-service-corps-intended-put-youth-veterans-work-public-lands22668

We can take it.org
http://www.wecantakeit.org

What is SEEDS Youth Conservation Corps?
http://www.ecoseeds.org/professional_services/youth_conservation_corps/

YCC
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/32/be/aa.pdf

YCC Youth Program
http://www.nps.gov/gettinginvolved/youthprograms/ycc.htm

Youth Conservation Corps
http://www.thetrustees.org/what-we-care-about/learning-discovery/youth-conservation-corps.html

Youth Conservation Corps
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/youth/ycc.html

Youth Conservation Corps Program
http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/ycc/index.shtml

Youth Corps
http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/blms__youth_initiatives/youth_corps.html



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